Instead of physical control, Japan's rare earth strategy seeks to govern the processes that shape how critical minerals flow ...

Kaori Kawaguchi is Deputy Director at the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and a former fellow of the Trilateral Technology Leaders Training Program at ...

Moon Hwan Lee is a graduate of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a published author in the Yale Journal of International Affairs, where he analysed critical mineral geopolitics. His ...

Thailand’s volatile political history suggests that military coups remain possible, but the domestic and international ramifications of such unrest render an imminent coup unlikely.

Debate around the ethics of climbing Mount Everest has grown since 1990, when the numbers of mountaineers attempting the ...

Indonesia’s ambitious goal to mandate a 50–50 blend of diesel fuel with palm oil risks exacerbating fiscal burdens, market imbalances and environmental degradation.

Ng Zi Xuan is a Junior College student at River Valley High School in Singapore with a strong interest in sustainability, environmental policy and Southeast Asian development. As part of the ...

Artificial intelligence is enhancing Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation’s anti-corruption efforts, showing how ...

Southeast Asian regulators are increasingly scrutinising Hong Kong-based conduits for Chinese investment in the context of ...

Dr Puspa Sharma is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. He has extensive experience in policy research and dialogues on ...

Indonesia is ready to lead the region in future pandemic responses, but without stronger global support, its vaccine ...

South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has promised a pragmatic reset with Japan — but history, politics and public ...